Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences

di Robert Fallon (Autore)

Christopher Dingle (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016

Focusing on Messiaen’s relation to history - both his own and the history he engendered - the Messiaen Perspectives volumes convey the growing understanding of his deep and varied interconnections with his cultural milieux. Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences examines the genesis, sources and cultural pressures that shaped Messiaen’s music. Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception analyses Messiaen’s compositional approach and the repercussions of his music. While each book offers a coherent collection in itself, together these complementary volumes elucidate how powerfully Messiaen was embedded in his time and place, and how his music resonates ever more today. Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences presents many new primary sources, including discussion of Messiaen’s birdsong cahiers, sketch and archival materials for his Prix de Rome entries and war-time Portique, along with performance practice insights and theological inspiration in works as diverse as Visions de l’Amen, Harawi, Timbres-durées and the organ Méditations. The volume places the composer within a broader historical and cultural framework than has previously been attempted, ranging from specific influences to more general contexts. As a centrepiece, the book includes an examination of the impact of one of the greatest influences upon Messiaen, Yvonne Loriod.

• Autore: Robert Fallon
• Curatore: Christopher Dingle
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 392 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 453 gr.
• EAN: 9781138245938

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